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Physical Training For Mountain Hunts & Backpacking
Getting in mountain shape with no mountains around?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jim See" data-source="post: 2041421" data-attributes="member: 69519"><p>I did a high country mule deer hunt in the holy cross 2019. I was 49 and my training was not geared around that hunt in particular but was geared toward the Mammoth Sniper Challenge I was shooting in Jan 2020. (my buddy had the Deer tag, I was bow hunting elk, there to help him)</p><p>I had been lifting for about 1 year 2-3 days a week, running for that time period once per week 3-4 miles.</p><p>I then started to do weighted rucks to get ready for Mammoth in July 2-3 a week and tuned weight lifting to once a week). The requirement was 16 minute miles or you are DQed. I got to the point I could do 10:30 miles for 5 miles with 45 lbs in my pack. Unweighted my fastest mile in a 3 mile run was 6:01. A hilly 5K i ran a month out from my hunt was 21:06.</p><p>I feel the biggest single thing I did to get ready for the Hunt was the weighted rucks. It was how we were going to hunt. Camp on our back for 6 days, carry camp every day and just go deeper. I figured we did about 40 miles, camped at or above 11,000 feet every night, the single fastest march was the pack out the last day of about 9.5 miles.</p><p></p><p>With that level of preparation I was far above my buddies level of commitment, but what I noticed was I didn't need rest breaks when walking loaded, scrambling up 3-500 feet to glass I would leave him behind, because he just slowed things down too much. He drank 2-3x the amount of water I did so needed to carry more water daily. He needed alot more calories to recover every night.</p><p></p><p>I'm shooting Mammoth again in 4 weeks. I'm now rucking to keep a stride pace length and foot speed that I can do 15 minute miles with out having to run. At 50 I'm not going to pound out 10:30 miles and cause an injury while loaded and screw up my event. I think last year I didn't know what to expect so I trained harder then I needed to but it made a high altitude hunt a breeze.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jim See, post: 2041421, member: 69519"] I did a high country mule deer hunt in the holy cross 2019. I was 49 and my training was not geared around that hunt in particular but was geared toward the Mammoth Sniper Challenge I was shooting in Jan 2020. (my buddy had the Deer tag, I was bow hunting elk, there to help him) I had been lifting for about 1 year 2-3 days a week, running for that time period once per week 3-4 miles. I then started to do weighted rucks to get ready for Mammoth in July 2-3 a week and tuned weight lifting to once a week). The requirement was 16 minute miles or you are DQed. I got to the point I could do 10:30 miles for 5 miles with 45 lbs in my pack. Unweighted my fastest mile in a 3 mile run was 6:01. A hilly 5K i ran a month out from my hunt was 21:06. I feel the biggest single thing I did to get ready for the Hunt was the weighted rucks. It was how we were going to hunt. Camp on our back for 6 days, carry camp every day and just go deeper. I figured we did about 40 miles, camped at or above 11,000 feet every night, the single fastest march was the pack out the last day of about 9.5 miles. With that level of preparation I was far above my buddies level of commitment, but what I noticed was I didn't need rest breaks when walking loaded, scrambling up 3-500 feet to glass I would leave him behind, because he just slowed things down too much. He drank 2-3x the amount of water I did so needed to carry more water daily. He needed alot more calories to recover every night. I'm shooting Mammoth again in 4 weeks. I'm now rucking to keep a stride pace length and foot speed that I can do 15 minute miles with out having to run. At 50 I'm not going to pound out 10:30 miles and cause an injury while loaded and screw up my event. I think last year I didn't know what to expect so I trained harder then I needed to but it made a high altitude hunt a breeze. [/QUOTE]
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